Lisa Erlandsdotter (1774–1854) was a Swedish artist (tapestry maker).
Daughter of the gardener Erland Hallberg and Anna Maria Kristoffersdotter and the sister of
Sven Erlandsson (1768–1853) and
Katarina Erlandsdotter (1771–1848); the three siblings all became known as artists, and are counted among the most prominent within their craft in 18th-century Sweden.
[Svenskt konstnärslexikon (Swedish Art dictionary) Allhems Förlag, Malmö (1952) ] Lisa made
Bonadsmålning, a Swedish art form, which is a type of painted tapestry of textile used for decoration, largely among the peasantry. She worked with her brother Sven and her sister Katarina, but where particularly known for her motives of weddings and flowers. She married Johannes Gunnarsson in 1802.
Lisa lived her entire life in the countryside at
MÃ¥rdaklev in
Älvsborgs län.
References
* Svenskt konstnärslexikon (Swedish Art dictionary) Allhems Förlag, Malmö (1952)
1774 births
1854 deaths
People from Svenljunga Municipality
Swedish women artists
Swedish textile artists
18th-century Swedish artists
19th-century Swedish artists
19th-century women textile artists
19th-century textile artists
18th-century women textile artists
18th-century textile artists
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